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"Well, is everyone ready to go? We are on a time limit," Whis reminded everyone, mumbling to himself in annoyance about Goku and Vegeta being late. As everyone filed into the cubic ship, Y/n glanced around, getting concerned about where the boys were. Bulma scoffed as she stepped onto the ship, rolling her eyes.

"They probably completely lost track of time in that chamber. It has been three years for them in there," She said, trying to relieve some of Y/n's concern. Y/n's eyes widened as she whipped around, surprised.

"Th-Three years? What do you mean?" She asked. Bulma furrowed her brows, suddenly feeling bad for dropping such a bomb on Y/n. It looked as though Goku had failed to mention that the Hyperbolic Time Chamber passed time much more slowly inside. They had been in there for three days, which meant that for them, they hadn't seen anybody for three years. Bulma sighed, promising herself silently to beat them both black and blue for keeping Y/n in the dark when they got back. Just as she opened her mouth to explain, a loud voice cut her off.

"Hey, guys! Sorry we're late!" The immediately recognizable voice of Goku exclaimed. Y/n grinned excitedly, whipping around to give him a happy greeting. Her voice got caught in her throat though as she almost didn't even recognize the man. Goku looked at her with a confused smile, tilting his head. "Hey, Y/n. You okay?"

"Y-You..." Y/n rubbed her eyes, making sure she wasn't going blind out of the blue, but she wasn't. Her eyes widened as she exclaimed, "You're old again!"

"Am I?" Goku asked as he scratched his cheek. He had noticeably aged, and had even grown a beard, which looked completely out of place on the man. Y/n didn't even know he could grow facial hair, and she now wished he couldn't. Goku chuckled, rubbing the back of his neck nervously. "I guess I did kind of waste my wish going into the chamber, huh? My bad!"

Goku tried to approach them, but Whis glared at Goku, speaking up. "No, sir! You cannot go looking like that, it's disgusting! Go clean up and then you may join us. But be quick about it, we're running late."

"Aww, okay..." Goku pouted, almost not wanting to let go of his newly grown facial hair. But he begrudgingly trudged off, Vegeta right behind him. Y/n stared at the man, half wondering why he had ruined his age so much, and why she even liked a guy as old as him.

It wasn't long before Goku and Vegeta came back, looking like their old selves. Goku was pouting the whole way, having grown attached to his new look. Y/n was glad to have him back to the way he was, there were just certain things that didn't fit certain people.

Once everyone was onboard the ship, Whis tapped his staff on the clear floor, the ship floating upward. And within a flash, the surroundings began to warp around them, the Earth already gone from sight. Millions of stars passed by in the blink of an eye, almost like a light show. Y/n stared out the clear walls of the ship, too anxious to take in the sight before her. This tournament would determine the ultimate fate of the Earth, the home Y/n had fought tooth and nail for. Not only was this her home as a human, but she had promised herself, the soul inside her, to protect this home. Her past self could never find a place to call home, and now that she had it, it was constantly slipping out of her grasp, due to either personal conflict or people who hated the Saiyans.

"Y/n?" A voice spoke up softly at her side, just quiet enough for her to hear. Y/n glanced to the side to see Goku standing beside her with a smile. Despite his body having aged once more, his face and smile still looked so young. His eyes were constantly full of light, full of hope. He didn't look even the slightest bit bothered about the upcoming tournament. In fact, she didn't doubt a bit that he was actually excited. Her mind was pulled back to reality as he patted her head, surprising her. "Don't worry. We'll win, just like always."